Welcome to the Tour of North America on RGTTM brought to you by OTR e-racing and Paul Nicholls’ Magic Roads!

This is a ten-stage competition for teams and individuals that will be raced on RGT Magic RoadsTM, over a thirteen day period from Friday 18th February 2022 until Wednesday 2nd March 2022.

We encourage teams and individuals at all levels of ability, genders and ages to enter and compete. Races within races will soon begin to form and you will quickly identify your close competitors and the game will be on!

The Tour of North America will take you to iconic locations across the US and Canada. Challenging climbs, super-fast flat courses and punchy rolling routes, to push your limits to the maximum.

So, grab your friends and form a team or just ride for personal glory, we’ll see you on the start line!

Entering a Team

Teams should be of between three and six riders. If you wish to enter as a team, please create your team on RGTDB.COM ensuring all your team members are added ahead of the tour starting.

As above teams will be limited to six riders per team. Clubs are allowed to enter more than one team but riders will not be allowed to switch between teams and team names should be different i.e. My Club A, My Club B.

Individual Entry

You can compete as an individual across the entire tour, racing for the individual GC, points and mountain competitions, or for your choice of stage, perhaps aiming for a stage win.

No registration is required for those riding as individuals, just join the events and ride as usual.  Competitions

Individual

Individual GC – cumulative time across the entire ten stages Individual Mountains – cumulative points gained from mountain stages Individual Points – cumulative points gained from given stages

Points stages 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 Mountain stages 2, 3, 7, 10

Teams

Teams of up to six riders can compete for the team competition. The position of the third rider on each team on the day’s stage, compared to that of the other teams gives the points for the team. For example, the third rider on Team A is in 23rd place on the stage and the third rider from team B is in 31st place; Team A is therefore leading over Team B and will score more points (see appendix).

Teams are expected to register all riders in their team with the same name in RGTDB.COM.

Any team that drops lower than three members on a stage, will be effectively out of the competition.

To allow results to be complied promptly, please DO NOT change your name on RGTDB once the tour gets under way.

Points

Points will be awarded in the teams, points and mountain competitions based on overall finishing position of the amalgamated result from all four slots.

The points scheme is listed in the appendix.

To claim the overall sprint or mountains title, riders must complete the full tour.

Stages

There will be ten stages. Each stage will be scheduled in four separate time slots in order to cater to competitors located in different time zones. Stages are classified as “Flat”, “Hilly” or “Mountain”. Flat stages (with the exception of the stage 1, ITT) will count towards the points competition only. Mountain stages will count towards the mountain competition only. Hilly stages count toward either sprint or mountains competitions, depending on the profile and/or amount of elevation involved (see below). All stages will count toward GC.

Points stages 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 Mountain stages 2, 3, 7, 10

Timeslots will be (GMT) 00:00hrs, 06:00hrs, 12:00hrs and 18:30hrs

Stage 1 – Individual Time Trial Stage

The individual time trial will be a mass start stage and will be non-drafting for all participants. You will be able to see in real-time where you are on the road in relation to the other riders in your chosen time slot.

Results

The GC, stage result and updates to the team, mountain and points competitions will be announced as soon as possible after the last rider has finished the final time slot of that stage. The results will be published to the OTR Events Facebook page (please join for immediate updates) and shared to RGT Community News and other outlets shortly thereafter.

Summary of Stages

Stage 1 (Flat - ITT) - Time Trial One - Banff, Tunnel Mountain 18FEB2022 Stage 2 (Hilly) - Crazy Horse Memorial 19FEB2022 Stage 3 (Mountain) - Beartooth Highway 20FEB2022 Stage 4 (Flat) - The Alamo 22FEB2022 Stage 5 (Flat) - Niagara Falls 23FEB2022 Stage 6 (Hilly) - Yellowstone Park 24FEB2022 Stage 7 (Mountain) - Dante's View 26FEB2022 Stage 8 (Flat) - Coupeville 27FEB2022 Stage 9 (Flat) - Cape Canaveral 01FEB2022 Stage 10 (Hilly) - Artists Pallet 02MAR2022

Disciplinary and Verification

We expect the highest standards of honesty and good manners from those taking part in this event to ensure maximum enjoyment for all. Dishonesty in the form of weight doping, willful maladjustment of equipment or use of e-bikes, for example, will not be tolerated. Abusive behavior will likewise not be tolerated.

In line with RGT rules, we reserve the right to ask for weight and power validation of any rider taking part in the event, including real world evidence of power meter recorded ride. Validation would include video weigh-ins and real world evidence of rides carried out to a similar power level to that seen “in game”. The organisers reserve the right to DQ you and your team from the event, should you not follow these rules, or provide validation within a reasonable time frame when asked – usually 24 hours.

Any rider averaging over 5w/kg for a stage will have verification requested. To save hassle, you can request to join the RGT Ride Fair Facebook group now and enter your weight verification as per the instructions. Any verification during the tour would then be dealt with very quickly. We also expect riders in the top ten positions on GC and the sprint and climbing competitions to ride with a HRM, riding without with increase the chances of a verification request.

If you have concerns over another rider’s performance, DO NOT throw accusations in game or on social media. As per our above statement, we and RGT will investigate any performances that are suspicious, including those brought to our attention. Please use the correct channels for any complaints. In the spirit of #ridefair we ask that all riders please also consider making your Strava profile public and please, please wear a HRM.